Michael Senft

Michael Senft (born 28 September 1972 in Bad Kreuznach) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s (decade). Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C2 event in 1996 in Atlanta.

Michael Senft
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaC2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 PenrithC2
Silver medal – second place1997 Três CoroasC2
Silver medal – second place2002 Bourg St.-MauriceC2 team
Silver medal – second place2003 AugsburgC2 team
Bronze medal – third place1995 NottinghamC2 team
Bronze medal – third place1997 Três CoroasC2 team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1996 AugsburgC2 team
Silver medal – second place2005 TacenC2 team
Bronze medal – third place2002 BratislavaC2 team

Senft also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C2: 2005), three silvers (C2: 1997, C2 team: 2002, 2003) and two bronzes (C2 team: 1995, 1997). He earned three more medals at the European Championships (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze).

His partner in the boat for most of his career was André Ehrenberg. From 2004 he paddled with Christian Bahmann.

World Cup individual podiums
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
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Season Date Venue Position Event
19943 July 1994Augsburg3rdC2
199516 July 1995Lofer3rdC2
199616 June 1996Augsburg3rdC2
199828 June 1998Augsburg3rdC2
199915 August 1999Bratislava2ndC2
22 August 1999Augsburg2ndC2
200030 July 2000Augsburg1stC2
20013 June 2001Merano2ndC2
9 September 2001Wausau2ndC2
200226 May 2002Guangzhou3rdC2
28 July 2002Tacen3rdC2
200425 April 2004Athens3rdC2
23 May 2004La Seu d'Urgell2ndC2
11 July 2004Prague3rdC2
17 July 2004Augsburg3rdC2
200516 July 2005Augsburg2ndC2
2 October 2005Penrith1stC21
1 World Championship counting for World Cup points

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